so geforce 8600gts has a 4pin connection..need adapter

DrummerMark19 · 01-25-2008, 01:25 PM

so the graphics card I have (Geforce 8600 GTS) has a 4 pin(male) additional power adapter on it. Here's my problem- my power supply only has PCIE cables that are 6 to 6 and (1) thats a 6 to 8 cables. I can only find adapters that go 6 pin to 4 pin male, But I need a cable that has a 6 pin to plug into the psu, and then a 4 pin FEMALE on the other end to plug into the graphics card, I've looked all over and cant really seem to find anything...

**manic** · 01-25-2008, 01:30 PM

Get a molex splitter. Split off of your harddrive, or cdrom drive, or
possilby one for your case fans, usually they will supply the splitter.
Its ok to do this, I would split off of the cdrom drive myself, but
it really shouldnt matter, hope your power supply is up to it,,

DrummerMark19 · 01-25-2008, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manic

Get a molex splitter. Split off of your harddrive, or cdrom drive, or
possilby one for your case fans, usually they will supply the splitter.
Its ok to do this, I would split off of the cdrom drive myself, but
it really shouldnt matter, hope your power supply is up to it,,

yea for some reason the splitter didn't come with the card like it was supposed to, Ill have to contact EVGA. my psu is a thermaltake toughpower 700W so that should be good.

**manic** · 01-25-2008, 02:29 PM

Psu should be ok, best buy or one of your local pc repair shops
should have the connector. Pretty common item, call around.

CactusJack · 01-25-2008, 04:33 PM

Hi there, first off I just wanna say hello all

Anyway, I just recieved my 8600 GTS (ebay) today except i don't have a PCI-E port. Are there extensions for PCI's to make them work with PCI-E's or do I have to get a whole new mobo or something?

You may have noticed i dont know anything about vid cards. Any help appreciated.

**manic** · 01-25-2008, 04:46 PM

You should start a new thread, but the answer is you will need a mobo
to support your pci-e card.

CactusJack · 01-25-2008, 04:50 PM

thanks, i just figured i might as well not clutter up the forum since this thread is already talking about the card. my bad

01-25-2008, 01:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
DrummerMark19 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 16 OS: Windows XP	so geforce 8600gts has a 4pin connection..need adapter so the graphics card I have (Geforce 8600 GTS) has a 4 pin(male) additional power adapter on it. Here's my problem- my power supply only has PCIE cables that are 6 to 6 and (1) thats a 6 to 8 cables. I can only find adapters that go 6 pin to 4 pin male, But I need a cable that has a 6 pin to plug into the psu, and then a 4 pin FEMALE on the other end to plug into the graphics card, I've looked all over and cant really seem to find anything...

01-25-2008, 01:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,238 OS: xp	Re: so geforce 8600gts has a 4pin connection..need adapter Get a molex splitter. Split off of your harddrive, or cdrom drive, or possilby one for your case fans, usually they will supply the splitter. Its ok to do this, I would split off of the cdrom drive myself, but it really shouldnt matter, hope your power supply is up to it,, __________________

01-25-2008, 02:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,238 OS: xp	Re: so geforce 8600gts has a 4pin connection..need adapter Psu should be ok, best buy or one of your local pc repair shops should have the connector. Pretty common item, call around. __________________

01-25-2008, 04:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
CactusJack Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 25 OS: xp	Re: so geforce 8600gts has a 4pin connection..need adapter Hi there, first off I just wanna say hello all Anyway, I just recieved my 8600 GTS (ebay) today except i don't have a PCI-E port. Are there extensions for PCI's to make them work with PCI-E's or do I have to get a whole new mobo or something? You may have noticed i dont know anything about vid cards. Any help appreciated.

01-25-2008, 04:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,238 OS: xp	Re: so geforce 8600gts has a 4pin connection..need adapter You should start a new thread, but the answer is you will need a mobo to support your pci-e card. __________________

01-25-2008, 04:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
CactusJack Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 25 OS: xp	Re: so geforce 8600gts has a 4pin connection..need adapter thanks, i just figured i might as well not clutter up the forum since this thread is already talking about the card. my bad